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EP8122 - Materialstrømanalyse, ressurser og resirkulering, PhD

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Vurderingsordning

Vurderingsordning: Muntlig
Karakter: Bestått/ Ikke bestått

Vurdering Vekting Varighet Delkarakter Hjelpemidler
Muntlig 100/100 45 minutter D

Faglig innhold

The course provides an introduction into the analysis, evaluation, and design of the anthropogenic metabolism on various scales (companies, cities, countries, world). The students will learn how to use MFA in order to anticipate changes in resource demand and emissions, to interpret these changes in terms of consequences for the environment, resource security, employment, or geopolitical conditions, and to identify opportunities for changing the system in a desired direction. The methodological elements of the course include: i) terminology, system definition, and indicator selection; ii) mathematical representation of systems; iii) mathematical representation of uncertainty, sensitivity analysis, and data reconciliation; iv) dynamic modeling; v) introduction to and application of various software for MFA modeling. The methodology lectures are supplemented by background lectures, which include practical examples of MFAs. In the exercises, the students will employ the tools and methodologies in practical examples related to the main human activities (to nourish, to clean, to transport and communicate, to reside and work). The lectures will contain interactive elements with short discussions.

Læringsutbytte

Knowledge:- the students have acquired the necessary conceptual frameworks and practical skills- to explain the role of key substances and materials in today’s societal metabolism and their potential interactions with the environment.Skills;- to define MFA systems that are adequate to reflect on practical problems and potential solutions (including potential side effects); - to identify key drivers of MFA systems, and to describe a system as a mathematical model in order to test the impact of data uncertainties and to develop simple scenarios (forecasting, backcasting, analyzing implications of possible interventions);- to point out and reflect on strengths, limitations, and specific areas of application of different MFAs (including other industrial ecology tools that build on them).General competence;- to interpret the results in terms of their policy implications (e.g., judge the effectiveness of different interventions).

Læringsformer og aktiviteter

Lectures and exercises. The course will be taught in English. If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral. The course is linked to the Masters course TEP4285. For å få bestått i emnet kreves det en score på minimum 70 prosent (70 av 100 poeng).

Obligatoriske aktiviteter

  • Øvinger

Forkunnskapskrav

Ingen spesielle.

Kursmateriell

Practical Handbook of Material Flow Analysis (Brunner & Rechberger, 2004) samt annet utvalgt materiell og programvare.

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Versjon: 1
Studiepoeng:  7.5 SP
Studienivå: Doktorgrads nivå

Undervisning

Termin nr.: 1
Undervises:  HØST 2023

Termin nr.: 1
Undervises:  VÅR 2024

Undervisningsspråk: Engelsk

Sted: Trondheim

Fagområde(r)
  • Industriell økologi
  • Teknologiske fag
Kontaktinformasjon
Emneansvarlig/koordinator: Faglærer(e):

Ansvarlig enhet
Institutt for energi- og prosessteknikk

Eksamensinfo

Vurderingsordning: Muntlig

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